Kenya plans to employ a model similar to Colombia’s bus rapid transit in Bogota to end Nairobi’s traffic jam menace. This will see special lanes for high-capacity buses constructed in latest efforts to decongest roads in the city.
Neighboring country Tanzania has already implemented the bus rapid transit system, but Nairobi Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (Namata) said Kenya will adopt a more advanced system than one in Dar es Salaam. Last year, the Authority toured Dar for benchmarking, but noted several challenges such as tardiness in arrivals and departure of the buses
. “We are working with the Bogota model which is advanced and better timed than Dar es Salaam is,” said Namata CEO James Ng’ang’a Tuesday.
Ng’ang’a said Nairobi’s BRT will have special lanes for large-capacity buses that will complement the public commuter services and ease congestion.
Thika superhighway, Jogoo Road, Mombasa Road and Outer Ring Road are some of the roads that will have the special lanes for BRT. “There will be feeder stations along the BRT corridors that ordinary matatus will drop off commuters from estates for them to be picked by large buses on the special lanes to Nairobi town,” said Nganga.
Will believe it when i see it
Will believe it when i see it
Forget politics and the push…
Forget politics and the push and pull between political parties. Kenya is moving on and those stuck in the reverse gear abroad will get a shock of their lives when they come to realize how far back they have been left. With the implementation of the SGR, modernization of JKIA, construction of dams to supply electricity and water to residents, I believe anything is possible. Mind you this is only an implementation of Vision 2030; a product of Kibaki Administration. It is not about how much Kenya borrows; it is about how and where the money is invested!
But there are dangers of…
But there are dangers of being high leveraged country, isn’t it? and I believe the critics have a point but I’m no economist………………………………..
Maybe the passport money you…
Maybe the passport money you are stealing will go towards this….. waiting to see this happen.
First have the unruly…
First have the unruly drivers obey traffic laws. Roads in Mombasa and Nairobi are in terrible state. Matatus, body bodas, large and overloaded trucks and flagrant disobedience of traffic laws are the norm. Driving on medians, dangerous overtaking, unlicensed drivers, uninsured vehicle, corrupt traffic policemen is so prevalent. Kenya is in debt, mismanagement and corruption is rife. Before embarking on such grandiose projects, the government should alleviate joblessness, hunger and poverty. The northeastern part of Kenya needs to be water-sufficient, the tributaries that feed lake Nakuru and Naivasha must be cleared of plastic for the flamingoes to come back.
Other than blowing hot air,…
Other than blowing hot air, what solution are you suggesting? That is what is helpful; bickering over and over again about the ills inflicting the country is not going to cut it. We get wrapped up in politics and that blinds us from seeing what is actually happening on the ground. Mind you only a tiny fraction of Kenyans is in politics. You create jobs and alleviate hunger and poverty by improving your systems (infrastructure et al).
Sokora,here is one solution…
Sokora,here is one solution. We need capital relocation. Can you imagine how much development would be spurred if the capital was moved to Isiolo,which is pretty much in the middle of Kenya.This will also give planners and developers time to actively monitor the growth to make sure that it does not”over flow”,like Nairobi.See modern transportation could be implemented as demand increases,instead of trying to circumvent existing infrastructure.
Try and talk development to…
Try and talk development to followers of “Lord of poverty” and you will be suprised to find a people who don’t care at all about development.
I’m with Sokora on this one…
I’m with Sokora on this one. True there’s many problems facing Kenya. But we have to be focused and fix them one by one. If not we shall be scattered and overwhelmed. We cannot throw the baby out with the bath water. Watu wa maji wa-deal na maji. Watu wa anti-corruption wafanye kazi yao. Na watu wa mass transit waendelee. Matatu culture has contributed much to the current haphazard Kenyan mentality of doing things. Maybe a well organized mass transit system may breed a more civilized generation.
SOKORA: below from your post…
SOKORA: below from your post
“We get wrapped up in politics and that blinds us from seeing what is actually happening on the ground.”
Please reread my post and I AM SEEING WHAT IS HAPPENING ON THE GROUND.
Garbage strewn all over the…
Garbage strewn all over the roads, gutters, empty plots and undeveloped land; kiosks and vendors on pavements of major roads throughout urban areas; better medical facilities; these are the ills that face the nation. Not build some utopian transit system!
Before talking of building a…
Before talking of building a rapid transit system, and a way for skimming funds, get the priorities right. Garbage, tons and tons of it, is lying uncollected by the streets, around markets and elsewhere. See photos in Daily Nation of March 2nd.